throwawayques

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   by throwawayques 13y ago

   Thanks. Good point. We've talked pretty extensively about what our product can do. She's also asked about what it can't do so I hope that's a good sign.
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   by throwawayques 13y ago

   True and probably why I was more skeptical than I ought to be. She did mention cold calling so that might be a fallback depending on how well her rolodex pans out. Thanks again.
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   by throwawayques 13y ago

   Thanks for the comment. Very helpful. Our product is targeted at end consumers at a yearly subscription. This person wants to sell our service to companies on a monthly basis (contracted for a full year). The sale would be in batch for reve
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   by throwawayques 13y ago

   Thanks. I hope so. She was very straightforward that all of her "costs/fees" are bundled up in the commission. She's a lawyer so she'll do legal work related to the sales (NDAs/partnership agreements/etc) and that's how she justifies the X%
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   by throwawayques 13y ago

   Thanks. She drafted up a contract (she's also a lawyer) which we're sending off to our legal counsel. She spent an hour with me going over every word of the contract and I only had concerns about one point which she was happy to amend.
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   by throwawayques 13y ago

   Thanks. If our lawyers give an okay on the contract I hope her confidence turns into sales. I'm typically skeptical but I have to be an opportunist too. Exhausting! :)
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   by throwawayques 13y ago

   Thanks. I'm sending the contract off to our lawyers to review. The $100k target was set by her - meaning less than that and it's not profitable for her.
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   Ask HN: Is this sales person too good to be true?

   6 points by throwawayques 13y ago|16 comments